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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-2-17
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (TNF) on the capillary growth was evaluated using an in vitro angiogenesis model recently developed. Sprague-Dawley rat microvessel fragments, from epididymal fat pads, seeded onto the confluent culture of myofibroblastic cells from the same tissue origin, gave rise to microvascular networks on and in the multilayered myofibroblastic cells. In contrast, the capillary growth from the vessel fragments was markedly inhibited in the presence of 10-1,000 U TNF/ml. Monoclonal antibody against TNF completely neutralized the capillary growth inhibitory activity of TNF. The mode of angiogenesis inhibitory action of TNF was also examined by use of bovine capillary endothelial (BCE) cells and rat myofibroblastic cells. TNF exerted growth inhibitory and cytotoxic actions against BCE cells cultivated on the various basement membrane components, such as extracellular matrix secreted by BCE cells, fibronectin, laminin, and type IV collagen. An irreversible damage to most of the BCE cells was observed ultrastructurally after 60 hours' exposure to TNF. TNF, however, did not injure the myofibroblastic cells but rather stimulated their growth. These findings indicate that TNF inhibits in vitro capillary growth by its direct cytostatic and cytotoxic actions to microvascular endothelial cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0027-8874
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1383-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Tumor necrosis factor inhibiting angiogenesis in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article